adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To enlarge. nonstandard, obsolete, transitive

   "Hovv glad ſhould vve be rather to ampliate the benefit of the great VVork of our Redeemer?"

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.
2. 2
   Enlarged.

Synonyms

All synonyms

amplifiedbeefed upenlargedexpandedextendedincreased

Example

More examples

"Hovv glad ſhould vve be rather to ampliate the benefit of the great VVork of our Redeemer?"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ampliātus, past participle of ampliō (“to make wider”).

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